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“Wash the plate not because it is dirty nor because you are told to wash it, but because you love the person who will use it next.” —Mother Teresa of Calcutta Life tends to make more sense when we have a purpose, and all of the daily tasks that we deal with, when given meaning,…
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“I never know how to breathe” is a common thing I hear when coaching. Each movement may require a different breathing strategy for the client. It’s your job to assess that, and coach them on how to breathe. How much tension do they need? Is the movement compound or isolated? How heavy? Any physiological considerations?…
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“They were not the same eyes with which he had last looked out at this particular scene, and the brain which interpreted the images the eyes resolved was not the same brain. There had been no surgery involved, just the continual wrenching of experience.” —Douglas Adams, So Long and Thanks for All the Fish It’s…
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“And then—the watcher at his pulse took fright. No one believed. They listened at his heart. Little—less—nothing!—and that ended it. No more to build on there. And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs.” —Robert Frost, ‘Out, Out—’ While this snippet of a poem is incredibly abrupt, it is also…
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Here at Iron Legion, we have a strong network of providers we trust when our client’s need something that is beyond our scope of practice. This blog by Dr. Phil Finemore is a great topic to discuss. Ultimately as coaches, we all have one goal in mind, which is to help the person in front…
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“Why ever hurry?Even water takes its timeflowing down the drain.” —Michael Chernin We’re kicking off the 2nd quarter of the year and it’s time for a personal check-in. Are you giving yourself the patience you deserve? Are you allowing yourself the room that you need to actually grow and accomplish your goals? There’s no hurry…
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Something that has not been touched on a lot here in the blog is the art of coaching. Yes, we want to be technically trained, and we absolutely need to seek continuing education in order to better our technical knowledge. BUT there is one skill in coaching that stands out for all the greatest coaches…
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“The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them.” —Jack London There are many ways in which we can fail; we can fail a test, fail at keeping our word, or fail some other trial we encounter. As we’ve all heard, failing…
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Dr. Phil Finemore is TBR’s first repeat featured blogger! Dr. Phil is the owner of Workfitme Mobile PT. Thank you Phil for sharing your expertise and coaching cues. Read on for Phil’s very helpful cues to engage the glute med. And be sure to check out his podcast Strength For A Purpose. The Monster Walk.…
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Working out and nutrition go hand-in-hand and no matter your distribution of clients, questions about food and what they should be doing will inevitably arise. You do not have to be certified to have a rational conversation with a client about their nutrition. In fact, just by being a Personal Trainer, chances are you are…
The Break Room
The Break Room 